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Why McDonald's Is the Best Buy in the Fast-Food Sector
If you're seeking exposure to the fast-food industry, you'll find no shortage of variety on the market. You could purchase a large, diversified company like Yum! Brands (owner of KFC, Taco Bell,....
Disney's Bob Iger Gets Another Treasure Trove of Assets
Bob Iger's tenure as Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO may be one of the most successful and consequential for any U.S. company in the last two decades. He managed to collect some of the best media assets in....
How Netflix and Amazon Forced Disney's Hand
There's no question that the advent of streaming changed the television landscape. When Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) introduced the concept 10 years ago, few could have predicted the ripple effect that....
Disney World Plays Its Trump Card
Politics and the world's most visited theme park don't often intersect, but that's just what's happening at Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Magic Kingdom with this morning's reopening of The Hall of....
The 3 Best Fast Food Stocks of 2017
Fast food stocks delivered a wide range of returns for investors this year as companies battled for customer traffic in this highly competitive industry. A few well-known chains, including....
Is This the Beginning of the End of Fox?
The media industry is going through an incredibly disruptive transition as streaming companies grow, cable use falls, and the movie industry tries to figure out how to maintain a semblance of....
The 3 Top Performing Restaurant Stocks of 2017
2017 was the second year running for the so-called "restaurant recession," and many restaurant brands struggled as a result of industry over-expansion. Consumers have been presented with many new....
8 Fast Food Innovations That Shocked and Delighted Us in 2017
Image source: Pizza Hut.In the era of Instagram where foodies insist on sharing what they're eating on social media, it's no surprise that restaurants will play to that crowd. At one end of the....
McDonald's New Value Menu Keeps the Pressure on Rivals
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) opted for variety in its latest value menu launch. The fast-food titan this week announced over a dozen new dining choices for 2018 that are priced at either $1, $2, or $3.....
If Disney Buys a Piece of Fox, Marvel's the Biggest Winner
If you look back at the history of studio acquisitions made by The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), they have been positively brilliant. The House of Mouse acquired Pixar in 2006 for $7.4 billion,....
Disney's Interest In Fox Is All About Streaming
Disney (NYSE: DIS) is working on a couple of direct-to-consumer streaming products for ESPN and its film studios. Adding in the assets of Twenty-First Century Fox's (NASDAQ: FOXA) film and....
Why McDonald's Is Bringing Back the Dollar Value Menu
Let's be frank: Value menus based on dollar price points are a loss leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry. Their primary purpose is to draw traffic into stores, where, if a....
Will 2018 Be McDonald's Corp.'s Best Year Yet?
There's no denying that McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is having a heck of a year. The fast-food giant has seen its shares hit new all-time highs every single day this week, trading 46% higher so far in....
Why 2017 Was a Year to Remember for McDonald's Corp.
The first step in McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) business turnaround was admitting that it had a problem. Following three straight years of shrinking sales, executives began fiscal 2017 fully aware that....
Is McDonald's Corp. a Buy?
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has tried to return to its roots and double down on the fast food at value prices that have fueled its success. That, along with its All-Day Breakfast menu, has led the....
4 Dates for Disney Stock Investors to Circle in December
The holidays may be a quiet time for many publicly traded companies, but that's never the case for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). Big movies at the corner multiplex and huge crowds at its theme parks....
Walt Disney Co, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc Said To Be Near A Deal
Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) and Twenty-First Century Fox Inc Class A (NASDAQ:FOXA) are said to be near a deal after about a month of unverified reports that a transaction is near. The Walt....
Will 2018 Be Netflix, Inc.'s Best Year Yet?
Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) have gained 33% so far in 2017. That's an impressive boost on top of an already huge market cap, giving the stock an $81 billion market cap today. Netflix has....
Could This Be Walt Disney’s Next CEO?
The two big concerns looming over Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) stock this year have included a) cord-cutting fears (especially for ESPN), and b) succession concerns.Regarding succession, current CEO....
What to Expect From The Walt Disney Company in 2018
There's never a dull moment when it comes to Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). On Wednesday the media giant was making waves after boosting its dividend rate and releasing a buzz-worthy trailer for next....
Are Investors Underestimating Walt Disney Co.'s Studio Business?
"Marvel's next wave is just beginning," wrote Vanity Fair writer Joanna Robinson in the magazine's cover story for its holiday 2017 issue. Robinson was paraphrasing Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob....
"Coco" Clobbers the Superheroes at the Box Office
In this segment of the Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser, and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman parse the ticket sales numbers from last....
This Bit of Good News Doesn't Mean the "Restaurant Recession" Is Over
For nearly two years now, the restaurant industry has been posting declining quarterly comparable sales. The so-called "restaurant recession" can be primarily chalked up to over-expansion as....
Will McDonald's Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has been one of the best performers in the Dow Jones Industrials in 2017, climbing more than 40% over the past 12 months. Long-term investors know that such performance is....
Hankering to Invest in Subway? Here's the Thing...
Sandwich chain Subway has more locations than any other quick-service or fast-food restaurant chain in the United States, but an investment in the company is impossible. The parent company,....